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Brazil's Lula signs decree to freeze illegal betting platform funds

Brazil's Lula signs decree to freeze illegal betting platform funds

BRASILIA/SAO PAULO, June 19 (Reuters) - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has signed a decree allowing the government…

June 19, 2026

PE firm Pollen Street to acquire Finastra's core banking software unit

June 19 (Reuters) - UK-based private equity firm Pollen Street Capital on Friday said that it will acquire financial software…

June 19, 2026

Argentina loosens restrictions for biotech patents, says cabinet chief

By Leila Miller BUENOS AIRES, June 19 (Reuters) - Argentina's government has repealed a regulation that had restricted patents for…

June 19, 2026

Calcium, vitamin D supplements may not prevent fractures or falls

Washington (dpa) - A large review published in the medical journal The BMJ has found that taking calcium supplements, vitamin…

June 19, 2026

France mobilises €13 billion for tech sovereignty funding push

PARIS, June 19 (Reuters) - France has mobilised €13 billion ($14.89 billion) in additional institutional investor funding under the third…

June 19, 2026

Women and weights: the evidence behind strength and longevity

Washington (dpa) - Many women exercise to lose weight, tone their bodies, or feel fitter. But recent research suggests that…

June 19, 2026

AI-generated ads should be exempt from EU transparency rules, retail association says

By Helen Reid LONDON, June 19 (Reuters) - Eurocommerce, the European retail association whose members include Amazon, H&M, Inditex, and…

June 19, 2026

Calcium, vitamin D supplements may not prevent fractures or falls

Washington (dpa) - A large review published in the medical journal The BMJ has found that taking calcium supplements, vitamin…

June 19, 2026

AI-generated ads should be exempt from EU transparency rules, retail association says

By Helen Reid LONDON, June 19 (Reuters) - Eurocommerce, the European retail association whose members include Amazon, H&M, Inditex, and…

June 19, 2026

Taking birth control pills may increase binge eating habits in women

Washington (dpa) - A new study, published in JAMA Network Open, suggests that women who are actively taking combined contraceptive…

June 19, 2026